New Autism Genes Discovered
The largest genetic study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to date has identified 65 genes that contribute to autism, including 28 for which there is "very high confidence" that they play a role in the risk of developing ASD, a multicenter US research team reports.
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Changing Etiology of Bacteremia in Kids Poses New Challenges
The number of children presenting to the emergency department with bacteremia has decreased significantly over time, but when it does occur, the serious bacterial infection is increasingly healthcare-associated and resistant to empirical antibiotics, and healthcare-associated bacteremia is associated with increased length of stay, according to a new study.
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Measles Outbreak
In the United States, rates of measles, a vaccine-preventable disease, had been fairly low since the endemic spread of measles was eliminated in 2000. Before the routine use of the measles vaccine (1963) and the MMR vaccine (1971), though, measles cases -- and complications from those cases -- were high.
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HPV Vaccines
Some of you may have received an SMS blast from "anonymous" regarding the Adverse Effects of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in Columbia. This person urged parents not to give their consent for HPV vaccination offered by the Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia which has been part of our National Immunisation Program (NIP) since 2010.
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